Establishing Bird Conservation Priorities

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Establishing Bird Conservation Priorities

• Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
• Duck, North Carolina

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Investment Strategies
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Investment Strategies Conservation
Importance Risk BenefitsCost
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Identifying Keystone Initiatives and Evaluating
Individual Project Proposals Benefits Costs Risk
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The chance that an investment's actual return
will be different (lower) than expected
Risk
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Investment Risk(Likelihood of Success)

• Conservation/Recovery Plan
• Identification of Threats and Management Actions
• Implementation Infrastructure
• Complexity of Threats and Solutions

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The unmet costs associated with achieving the
stated population objective
Monetary Cost
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Estimating Benefits through Population Change
Population Size (1000s)
Marginal Return
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How do we balance BENEFITS and RISK?
Risk 3
Risk 3
Marginal Benefit 14
Marginal Benefit 4
S 4.7
S 1.3
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How do we balance BENEFITS and COST?
Expected Benefits NFWF Investment Benefits No
NFWF Investment
BenefitCost Ratio
Cost
Cost 28 million
Cost 13 million
Marginal Benefit 14
Marginal Benefit 4
BenefitCost Ratio 0.5
BenefitCost Ratio 0.3
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• American Oystercatcher
• Red Knot
• Seabirds
• Early successional habitat (American
• Woodcock, Golden-winged Warbler)
• Cerulean Warbler
• Southeastern grassland, open pine, early
  successional

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American Oystercatcher Keystone
Initiative Reduce predation Reduce human
disturbance Enhance population assessment and
monitoring Increase understanding of limiting
factors, including long-term climate change
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Important Dates

• April 1 pre-proposal deadline
• June 1 invitations for full proposals
• October funding decisions made
• December grant agreements completed